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Operation Carthage, on 21 March 1945, was a British air raid on Copenhagen, Denmark during the Second World War which caused significant collateral damage. The target of the raid was the Shellhus, used as Gestapo headquarters in the city centre. It was used for the storage of dossiers and the torture of Danish citizens during interrogations.
When World War II ended in May 1945, Copenhagen had the most modern international airport in Europe, because the airport remained untouched by actual acts of war. On 1 August 1947, Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) was founded, an important event for the Copenhagen Airport, as Copenhagen was to be the main hub for the airline. Traffic increased ...
People celebrating the liberation of Denmark at Strøget in Copenhagen, 5 May 1945. Germany surrendered two days later. Approximately 6,000 Danes were sent to concentration camps during World War II, [48] of whom about 600 (10%) died. In comparison with other countries this is a relatively low mortality rate in the concentration camps.
Aalborg Air Base was established along with Aalborg Airport in 1938, serving the first Danish domestic flight between Aalborg and Copenhagen. The air base was established following pressure from the Aalborg Portland cement factory as local authorities were hesitant to invest in air traffic infrastructure.
A privately preserved Douglas DC-3 wearing SAS' late 1940s-style markings. The airline was founded on 1 August 1946, when Svensk Interkontinental Lufttrafik AB (an airline owned by the Swedish Wallenberg family), Det Danske Luftfartselskab A/S, and Det Norske Luftfartselskap AS (the flag carriers of Denmark and Norway) formed a partnership to handle the combined air traffic of the three ...
Aalborg Airport was opened in 1938 as the second national airport. During World War II, Aalborg was occupied and used by the German Air Force.The 3rd and 5th squadrons of Bordfliegergruppe 196 (Embarked Air Group 196) as well as the group's staff unit, used Aalborg as a base for maritime reconnaissance flights and detachments serving aboard German Navy surface combatants.
Copenhagen / City: Capital (Hovedstaden) EKCC Copenhagen City Airport (harbor) (see Nordic Seaplanes) 12,040 Water runway: Copenhagen / Roskilde: Zealand : EKRK RKE Copenhagen Airport, Roskilde: 24,152 11/29, 03/21 Esbjerg: South Denmark : EKEB EBJ Esbjerg Airport: 96,713 08/26 Hadsund: North Jutland (Nordjylland) EKHS Hadsund Airport (CLOSED)
An RDAF Supermarine Spitfire on display at the Stauning Aircraft Museum Danish Air Force AW101 hoisting from water. The Royal Danish Air Force (RDAF) was formed as a military service independent from the army and navy in 1950 from the merger of the Danish Army Air Corps (Danish: Hærens Flyvertropper) founded on 2 July 1912 [8] and the Danish Naval Air Service (Danish: Marinens Flyvevæsen ...